robotic vacuum cleaner

  • Roomba Won’t Give Amazon a Map to Your Home After Merger Implodes

    Roomba Won’t Give Amazon a Map to Your Home After Merger Implodes

    Amazon abandoned its $US1.4 billion acquisition of Roomba maker, iRobot, on Monday after regulators in the European Union threatened to block the deal. The deal’s implosion means the robot vacuums, and the company’s maps of 40 million floor plans across the globe, will not join the growing list of smart-home devices Amazon uses to collect…


  • Hallelujah, the New Roomba Can Avoid Pet Poop

    Hallelujah, the New Roomba Can Avoid Pet Poop

    The most frequently asked question when it comes to robot vacuums is simple: Does it clean pet poop? The answer is still no, but today, iRobot announced a new Roomba that’s at least capable of detecting and avoiding your furbaby’s stinky accidents.